René Dumesnil

René Dumesnil 1936

René Dumesnil (born June 19, 1879 in Rouen , † December 24, 1967 in Paris ) was a French doctor, literary critic and musicologist .

life and work

Dumesnil studied literature at the Sorbonne . At this time he made contact with the musical avant-garde in Paris. This examination of contemporary French music is reflected in his music reviews and in his musically oriented books.

For Henry Tomasi , he designed the ballet 1938 Les Sautous for Jeanne Leleu ballet Nautéos and Claude Delvincourt he wrote in 1948, the mystery play Lucifer .

Dumesnil received the Prix National de Literature for his source-critical new edition of the works of Gustave Flaubert . In 1965 Dumesnil was accepted into the Académie des Beaux-Arts .

Works by René Dumesnil (excerpt)

La Musique contemporaine en France. 2 volumes. (1930).
La Musique française entre les guerres. (1946).
Le Rythme musical. (1921, expanded in 1949).
La musique romantique française. (1945).
L'Histoire du théâtre lyrique. (1953).
Third edition of the Histoire de la musique (1913–1919) by Jules Combarieu . (1955-1961).
Mozart présent dans ses œuvres lyriques. (1965).

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Dumesnil, René . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 431 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Dumesnil, René . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: A – K , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1972, p. 299 .

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Literature by and about René Dumesnil in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wilibald Gurlitt, 1959: René Dumesnil.
^ Carl Dahlhaus, 1972: René Dumesnil.

personal data
SURNAME	Dumesnil, René
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dumesnil, René Alphonse Adolphe (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French doctor, literary critic and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 19, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rouen
DATE OF DEATH	December 24, 1967
Place of death	Paris

[Gurlitt_1959-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wilibald Gurlitt, 1959: René Dumesnil.

[2] Carl Dahlhaus, 1972: René Dumesnil.